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HC quashes ban on cinemas charging convenience fees for online bookings

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July 11, 2025

The Bombay High Court on Thursday struck down a decade-old Maharashtra government order that barred cinema halls from levying convenience fees on online ticket bookings, ruling that the move infringed upon the fundamental right to carry on business.

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HC quashes ban on cinemas charging convenience fees for online bookings

A division bench of Justice Mahesh Sonak and Justice Jitendra Jain held that the April 4, 2013 order issued by the Revenue Commissioner — and a followup order dated March 18, 2014 — lacked statutory backing and violated Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, which guarantees citizens the freedom to practise any profession or carry on any trade or business.

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